African forest elephant vs Montane Water Vole

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Proboscidea (长鼻目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Cricetidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Arvicola
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Arvicola scherman

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Montane Water Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Montane Water Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

African forest elephant

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a species in the genus Loxodonta. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.